 1965-66 EMAIL.jpg "Plant Lithographs")
-1965-66-WEB.jpg "Plant Lithographs")
-1965-66-WEB.jpg "Plant Lithographs")
Ellsworth Kelly
Plant Lithographs
Ellsworth Kelly is one of the world’s greatest living artists. Since the 1940’s he has explored the possibilities of abstraction to create paintings and sculptures which reveal an extraordinary vision.
Kelly has always been drawn to nature and beginning in 1949, while living in Paris (and influenced in this choice of subject by Matisse and Arp) he began to draw simple plant and seaweed forms. In his drawing of fruits, flowers and leaves Kelly’s concern is with the essence of each plant, and in their purity of line and shape these lithographic drawings provide a critical link to the character of his abstraction. Kelly’s first plant lithographs were produced in the mid 1960s and the artist has constantly revisited this subject matter as the inspiration for new prints throughout his career.
Provenance for all works: Private Collection of Ellsworth Kelly